***** ... the British Parliament voted overwhelmingly (274-12) to recognize Palestinian state ***** Why is this news totally absent in the mainstream US media? * * * * * * * * * ... I have made excerpts of the debate, emphasizing the powerful ideas the parliamentarians sounded that you would never hear in Washington. One lawmaker says that the occupation is “much worse” than apartheid in South Africa. Another says that the Balfour Declaration of 1917 now seems like a “sick joke,” because it never guaranteed freedom to Palestinians. Many members offer frank descriptions of Israeli detention of children and unending settlement expansion. Several describe Israeli actions in Gaza as war crimes. One mentions the use of terrorism by Mandela and Begin long before Palestinians used the tactic. Labour and Conservative members alike speak about the role of the Israel lobby in the United States. I should note that all these pols also supported the two-state solution. (I’ve largely ignored those portions because I believe the 2SS is a dead letter. But you can find the arguments at the links.) ... --- Philip Weiss, MONDOWEISS, October 14, 2014
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 05:59:56 +0000
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